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how hard is it to get information out of the vatican? how much do you think we just don't know and never will know? >> reporter: well, as your guest just said, it is true, there is a culture of secrecy and a total lack of transparency. that is simply a fact and has been for now decades. i mean, decades. and it's really american journalists, "boston globe" who broke this story back in i think early 2000s, 2002, about this raging criminal acts that have been going on in the roman catholic church. these are not just sins. these are actual crimes. and this is what roman catholics, so many of them, are so upset about, that they have not been able to have a full transparency. yes, pope benedict xvi made some efforts to do so, but there are still many criticisms that this has not been sorted out as it should be and that for generations, this thing has been covered up. and what you have now is, you know, 2005, i was here when pope john paul ii died, and we had the conclave for pope benedict xvi election. now, at that time there was a lot of crit
how hard is it to get information out of the vatican? how much do you think we just don't know and never will know? >> reporter: well, as your guest just said, it is true, there is a culture of secrecy and a total lack of transparency. that is simply a fact and has been for now decades. i mean, decades. and it's really american journalists, "boston globe" who broke this story back in i think early 2000s, 2002, about this raging criminal acts that have been going on in the roman...
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pope benedict, considering changing the vatican constitution to allow a vote for his successor before march 15th. that's when the conclave had been set to begin. ben wedeman is in rome and i asked him what else he knows. >> reporter: erin, officials in the vatican are sending out messages that they would like to hold the conclave earlier than originally projected, just a few days ago, they were talking about the 15th of march. what they would like to do is hold it a bit earlier, bringing those 117 cardinals to rome to vote for the next pope, as quickly as possible. they definitely want to avoid what happened with pope gregory x in the 13th century when the conclave went on for three years. the last time there was a con claif, it went on for two days and that would be i deal for the vatican. they would like to have the whole process of electing the next pope and putting that pope into power over and done with by the 24th of march, by psalm sunday. erin? >>> still to come, we talk to a photographer who spent time with both oscar pistorius and reeva steenkamp. we'll see you the pictures
pope benedict, considering changing the vatican constitution to allow a vote for his successor before march 15th. that's when the conclave had been set to begin. ben wedeman is in rome and i asked him what else he knows. >> reporter: erin, officials in the vatican are sending out messages that they would like to hold the conclave earlier than originally projected, just a few days ago, they were talking about the 15th of march. what they would like to do is hold it a bit earlier, bringing...
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the last time there was a conclave, it went on for two days and that would be ideal for the vatican. they would like to have the whole process of electing the next pope and putting that pope into power over and done with by the 24th of march, by psalm sunday. erin? >>> still to come, we talk to a photographer who spent time with both oscar pistorius and reeva steenkamp. we're going to show you the pictures that he took of her next. pictures that we have not seen before. >>> plus, the first lady admits she's going through a mid-life crisis and says what she's doing to feel young again. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the next wave of italians has come to america, and the fiat 500 with beats audio is rockin' the block. the italian designed fiat 500. is rockin' the block. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine..
the last time there was a conclave, it went on for two days and that would be ideal for the vatican. they would like to have the whole process of electing the next pope and putting that pope into power over and done with by the 24th of march, by psalm sunday. erin? >>> still to come, we talk to a photographer who spent time with both oscar pistorius and reeva steenkamp. we're going to show you the pictures that he took of her next. pictures that we have not seen before. >>>...
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following developments live from vatican city. what have be learned in the news conference? >> reporter: good morning, john. in fact, father frederico lombardi is holding the news conference, and providing a few details. not a whole lot new. a few bits of information that are helping us to figure out what is going to happen here in the next few days. one of the things he said is that as you mentioned that there was no specific illness involved in the pope's decision to resign. he did say that the pope had had his pacemaker battery replaced recently. a normal operation, no problems. some of the italian press speculating that perhaps there was a problem with that operation. and another thing that they talked about was the idea that the pope's last general audience will be wednesday, the 27th of february and that will be the last big public audience before he resigned on the 28th, and i -- i'm willing to bet -- this is just speculation on my part, that most of the college of cardinals will want to be here for that. a chance to have a sendoff for the pope, a very public sendoff
following developments live from vatican city. what have be learned in the news conference? >> reporter: good morning, john. in fact, father frederico lombardi is holding the news conference, and providing a few details. not a whole lot new. a few bits of information that are helping us to figure out what is going to happen here in the next few days. one of the things he said is that as you mentioned that there was no specific illness involved in the pope's decision to resign. he did say...
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blueprint for other diocese going through bankruptcy and could propel dolan's reputation in the eyes of the vatican as the guardian of the american church. meanwhile, the archdiocese is spending millions in legal fees, to protect its money and reputation, which father connell believes needs to stop. >> it's the love of money. maybe that translated into greed, that is the root of all evils. and that seems to be what i see playing out in that situation. what's under the lid. what is being hidden? how embarrassing can it be? >> reporter: ted rowlands, cnn, milwaukee. >>> so last month, lance armstrong, as we all know, admitted to oprah winfrey that he used performance enhancing drugs to win his seven tour de france titles. since then, everybody has been trying to figure out just how much money it made lance through endorsements. now we may have an answer. bloomberg news says they have gotten a number, that armstrong made more than $218 million. that is more money than anybody thought. but you know what, lance isn't the only one who benefited from his cheating, and that brings me to tonight's number, $
blueprint for other diocese going through bankruptcy and could propel dolan's reputation in the eyes of the vatican as the guardian of the american church. meanwhile, the archdiocese is spending millions in legal fees, to protect its money and reputation, which father connell believes needs to stop. >> it's the love of money. maybe that translated into greed, that is the root of all evils. and that seems to be what i see playing out in that situation. what's under the lid. what is being...
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it's damaging for the vatican too. already mired in pedophile sex scandal, it's trying to shore up its reputation ahead of the papal election in march. cardinal o'brien had been preparing to vote in that conclave. recently speaking of his worries. >> i will respond as well as i possibly can to the will of god for me at this time and to the will of god for the roman catholic church at this time. >> reporter: but now he won't be going to the vatican at all. preferring, he said, for attention to be focused on pope benedict and his successor, not on this scandal surrounding him. at home. even though the cardinal has resigned, he will maintain his title cardinal. he stays part of the church. he also retains his vote in the conclave. if he wants to use it. but for the reasons we just mentioned, he has rejected that. saying he does not want any of that harsh media spotlight to be on him in rome. wolf. >> what a story that is. matthew, thanks very much. we're also watching reports in the italian press. hinting at an emerging s
it's damaging for the vatican too. already mired in pedophile sex scandal, it's trying to shore up its reputation ahead of the papal election in march. cardinal o'brien had been preparing to vote in that conclave. recently speaking of his worries. >> i will respond as well as i possibly can to the will of god for me at this time and to the will of god for the roman catholic church at this time. >> reporter: but now he won't be going to the vatican at all. preferring, he said, for...
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the vatican announced that pope benedict xvi will keep his name but will be called pope emeritus or the roman pontiff emeritus after he steps down as leader of the roman catholic church on thursday. benedict is also going to change his wardrobe slightly. so much of this is about pomp and circumstance. that's what makes a lot of organized religion and he is no longer going to be wearing the traditional red shoes, opting instead for brown, and he will be dressing in a simple white cassock. what do the changes mean? raymond is "outfront" tonight. it's the pomp and circumstance that can be so fascinating. i notice some people may say these changes are insignificant, color of the shoes, whatever, guys, but that's really significant, right? the red shoes? >> absolutely. look, everything in the catholic church particularly the things we are going to see together over the next couple of weeks, they all mean something and they're all tied to history. those red shoes go back hundreds of years. what they symbolize is the willingness to bleed, to suffer martyrdom for the church, for the gospel. tha
the vatican announced that pope benedict xvi will keep his name but will be called pope emeritus or the roman pontiff emeritus after he steps down as leader of the roman catholic church on thursday. benedict is also going to change his wardrobe slightly. so much of this is about pomp and circumstance. that's what makes a lot of organized religion and he is no longer going to be wearing the traditional red shoes, opting instead for brown, and he will be dressing in a simple white cassock. what...
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this appears to be the first time the vatican has acknowledged that. his spokesman says the device did not have any bearing in the pope's decision to resign. doctors replaced the pacemaker's batteries just a couple of months ago in a routine procedure. meanwhile, take a look at this. just a couple of hours after the pope announced his resignation yesterday, this is the picture seen around the world. lightning appeared in the sky of a st. peters basilica. stunning. >>> he cannot leave yet that does not mean leon panetta cannot say good-bye. and that is precisely what the defense secretary did today in his farewell ceremony. this is just outside the pentagon. he spoke about his challenges his replacement must face. >> you're going to have to continue to deal with rogue states like iran and north korea. we just saw what north korea has done in the last few weeks. a missile test and now a nuclear test. they represent a serious threat to the united states of america. we have got to be prepared to deal with that. >> deal with that, he says. panetta has been
this appears to be the first time the vatican has acknowledged that. his spokesman says the device did not have any bearing in the pope's decision to resign. doctors replaced the pacemaker's batteries just a couple of months ago in a routine procedure. meanwhile, take a look at this. just a couple of hours after the pope announced his resignation yesterday, this is the picture seen around the world. lightning appeared in the sky of a st. peters basilica. stunning. >>> he cannot leave...
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. >>> and the vatican is retiring. the pope's twitter account when he steps down. the catholic leader has more than 12 million followers on twitter. >>> and the cdc says this year's flu vaccine, well, it didn't work for most people over 65 years old. for that age group, it was effective in just 9% of the cases. researchers say rates of hospitalization and death for the most common strain of the flu this year were some of the highest ever seen. doctors still aren't sure why. the vaccine did help half of those under 65, which is sort of curious that it helped some people but not all people. >> yeah, but it also -- even if you get the flu, if you have the vaccine, you've got a milder condition than if you don't have the vaccine, supposedly. >> one thing that they say is it's not an exact science. they try to predict what they think is going to be the predominant strains in the next season. so maybe they missed a couple. that's my best guess, is that they missed a couple of the more serious ones. >> all of the doctors recommend if you're over 6 months old, get the flu
. >>> and the vatican is retiring. the pope's twitter account when he steps down. the catholic leader has more than 12 million followers on twitter. >>> and the cdc says this year's flu vaccine, well, it didn't work for most people over 65 years old. for that age group, it was effective in just 9% of the cases. researchers say rates of hospitalization and death for the most common strain of the flu this year were some of the highest ever seen. doctors still aren't sure why....
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as you can imagine it drove the vatican mad. they were really angry, angry with the press for writing about it, angry for people picking it up and running with it. the fact is that, you know, we had to due diligence and everybody reported about it. i spoke to a very plugged in, one of the best italian reporters at work today who has really been watching the vatican for 20 years, he's written a signature book on the papacy of pope benedict xvi and on that particular scandal he said he believed it wasn't the case. however, because of this vatican leak scandal where the pope's butler came out and made allegations about financial corruption, about other misdeeds inside the vatican because of that three cardinals were charged with investigating alleged misdeeds. they yesterday handed the results of their investigation to the pope. and he will hand it on to his successor. it's not yet public. wolf? >> we'll be watching what happens over the next few days. christiane amanpour will be on the scene and join us tomorrow here on "the situa
as you can imagine it drove the vatican mad. they were really angry, angry with the press for writing about it, angry for people picking it up and running with it. the fact is that, you know, we had to due diligence and everybody reported about it. i spoke to a very plugged in, one of the best italian reporters at work today who has really been watching the vatican for 20 years, he's written a signature book on the papacy of pope benedict xvi and on that particular scandal he said he believed...
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a vatican spokesman says he'll keep the name benedict xvi and still be addressed as his holiness. and you can also call him pope emeritus, emeritus pope, even roman pontiff emeritus. got it? >>> miss cantwell. >> jack lew one step closer to becoming the treasury secretary with all the aye votes. the senate finance committee approving his nomination earlier today. now goes on to the full senate when he's expected to be confirmed. >>> a stack of secret e-mails between the white house and the cia about last september's deadly attacks in benghazi are now being looked over by the senate intelligence committee. republican senators had threatened to hold up john brennan's nomination as cia director until they saw those e-mails. >>> hear that? the wind, planes here trying to land at san antonio international airport. wind gusts there, 40, 50 miles per hour. those kinds of winds are extreme here for san antonio. that went on for eight straight hours just yesterday. >>> defendant jodi arias went at it again with the state prosecutor at her death penalty murder trial in phoenix. really this
a vatican spokesman says he'll keep the name benedict xvi and still be addressed as his holiness. and you can also call him pope emeritus, emeritus pope, even roman pontiff emeritus. got it? >>> miss cantwell. >> jack lew one step closer to becoming the treasury secretary with all the aye votes. the senate finance committee approving his nomination earlier today. now goes on to the full senate when he's expected to be confirmed. >>> a stack of secret e-mails between the...
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could provide a blueprint for other diocese going through bankruptcy and could propel dolan's into the vatican as the diocese of the catholic church. meanwhile, the disease is spending millions in legal fees to protect its money and reputation which father connell believes needs to stop. >> it's the love of money that translates into greed that is the root of all evils and that's what i see playing out in this situation. what's under the lid? what is being hidden? how embarrassing can it be? >> reporter: for now the position of the church is pitting potential obligations to living abuse victims against the care of the dead. ted rowlands, cnn, milwaukee. >> cardinal dolan will be among those who will choose a new pope to replace pope benedict xvi although he himself has been mentioned a candidate a. british book maker lists dolan a 33 to 1 long shot. good reporting from ted rowlands. >>> a former u.s. senator make as stunning admission. we're going to tell you the 30-year-old secret that new mexico's ex-senator pete has revealed. >>> and billboards has changed the way and the surprising number
could provide a blueprint for other diocese going through bankruptcy and could propel dolan's into the vatican as the diocese of the catholic church. meanwhile, the disease is spending millions in legal fees to protect its money and reputation which father connell believes needs to stop. >> it's the love of money that translates into greed that is the root of all evils and that's what i see playing out in this situation. what's under the lid? what is being hidden? how embarrassing can it...
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. >>> ahead in "the situation room," a pope hasn't quit in six centuries, so the vatican can be forgiving for scrambling to come up with some rules for its first ex-pope in hundreds of years. i know what you're thinking... transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you that companies depend on today's xerox for services that simplify how work gets done. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. with xerox, you're ready for real business. the people of bp made a whcommitment to the gulf.,r. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy. we've shared what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. bp's also committed to america. we support nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never
. >>> ahead in "the situation room," a pope hasn't quit in six centuries, so the vatican can be forgiving for scrambling to come up with some rules for its first ex-pope in hundreds of years. i know what you're thinking... transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you...